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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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State Commercial Banks
SEC CIK
0000009631

No open-market purchases or sales by Bank of Nova Scotia insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 535 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $47.7B in total; superinvestors Fairfax Financial and Maverick Capital hold it.

13F holders, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 30, 2023. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
395
+15 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
535.5M
−6.62M (−1.2%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$24.5B
−$2.74B (−10.0%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
48
119 more added
Sold out
33
141 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2023: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting BNS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ3 2023: 395 institutions
Q1 2021: 385 institutionsQ2 2021: 394 institutionsQ3 2021: 419 institutionsQ4 2021: 438 institutionsQ1 2022: 440 institutionsQ2 2022: 434 institutionsQ3 2022: 416 institutionsQ4 2022: 418 institutionsQ1 2023: 405 institutionsQ2 2023: 386 institutionsQ3 2023: 395 institutionsQ4 2023: 390 institutionsQ1 2024: 399 institutionsQ2 2024: 393 institutionsQ3 2024: 412 institutionsQ4 2024: 442 institutionsQ1 2025: 419 institutionsQ2 2025: 433 institutionsQ3 2025: 460 institutionsQ4 2025: 484 institutionsQ1 2026: 508 institutionsQ2 2026: 535 institutions
Value heldQ3 2023: $24.5B
Q1 2021: $36.4BQ2 2021: $37.1BQ3 2021: $36.0BQ4 2021: $39.4BQ1 2022: $38.8BQ2 2022: $33.2BQ3 2022: $26.9BQ4 2022: $26.8BQ1 2023: $28.3BQ2 2023: $27.3BQ3 2023: $24.5BQ4 2023: $26.4BQ1 2024: $29.1BQ2 2024: $26.0BQ3 2024: $31.4BQ4 2024: $29.3BQ1 2025: $27.3BQ2 2025: $33.5BQ3 2025: $35.8BQ4 2025: $42.2BQ1 2026: $37.3BQ2 2026: $47.7B
Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026535$47.7B
Q1 2026508$37.3B
Q4 2025484$42.2B
Q3 2025460$35.8B
Q2 2025433$33.5B
Q1 2025419$27.3B
Q4 2024442$29.3B
Q3 2024412$31.4B
Q2 2024393$26.0B
Q1 2024399$29.1B
Q4 2023390$26.4B
Q3 2023395$24.5B
Q2 2023386$27.3B
Q1 2023405$28.3B
Q4 2022418$26.8B
Q3 2022416$26.9B
Q2 2022434$33.2B
Q1 2022440$38.8B
Q4 2021438$39.4B
Q3 2021419$36.0B
Q2 2021394$37.1B
Q1 2021385$36.4B

Institutions, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding BNS in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Victory Capital Management Inc16,292$742.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC15,955$727.4K0.02%+2,798+21.3%Added
Texas Yale Capital Corp.15,917$725.7K0.03%+1,204+8.2%Added
Prudential PLC15,921$713.6K0.01%+15,921New
Advisor Partners II, LLC15,609$711.6K0.03%−2,122−12.0%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC15,438$703.8K0.07%+227+1.5%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC15,417$702.9K0.14%+756+5.2%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd15,300$697.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC15,127$689.6K0.00%+15,127New
Bessemer Group Inc15,203$684.0K0.00%+514+3.5%Added
Bogart Wealth, LLC14,992$683.5K0.04%−14−0.1%Reduced
JustInvest LLC14,853$677.1K0.02%+2,278+18.1%Added
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc14,567$664.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.14,563$663.9K0.00%−396−2.6%Reduced
Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.14,566$654.9K0.54%00.0%Unchanged
Cutler Group LP13,808$629.0K0.10%+10,563+325.5%Added
Vise Technologies, Inc.13,713$625.2K0.15%−798−5.5%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC12,929$589.4K0.03%+3,497+37.1%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.12,688$578.5K0.00%−405−3.1%Reduced
Walleye Trading LLC12,619$575.3K0.01%+12,619New
Forum Financial Management, LP12,516$570.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MQS Management LLC12,290$560.3K0.34%+12,290New
Verition Fund Management LLC12,283$560.0K0.01%+12,283New
Wolverine Trading, LLC11,809$538.4K0.01%−1,631−12.1%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp11,738$535.1K0.00%−385−3.2%Reduced
Power Corp of Canada11,811$533.0K0.03%+188+1.6%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.11,643$530.8K0.01%−1,797−13.4%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC11,533$526.0K0.00%−2,848−19.8%Reduced
Horizon Investments, LLC11,367$509.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers11,010$501.9K0.00%+364+3.4%Added
Pacer Advisors, Inc.10,990$501.0K0.00%+974+9.7%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC10,814$493.0K0.01%+1,258+13.2%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.10,725$489.0K0.00%+10,725New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.10,651$485.6K0.03%−587−5.2%Reduced
Merit Financial Group, LLC10,613$483.8K0.02%+171+1.6%Added
Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc.10,574$482.1K0.44%+10+0.1%Added
Blair William & Co10,288$469.0K0.00%+1,397+15.7%Added
Callahan Advisors, LLC10,050$458.2K0.06%−2,220−18.1%Reduced
First Affirmative Financial Network10,004$456.1K0.45%+2,091+26.4%Added
Bayesian Capital Management, LP9,800$446.8K0.05%+9,800New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)9,749$444.5K0.01%+4,252+77.4%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC9,663$440.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ruggaard & Associates LLC9,580$436.8K0.26%−700−6.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors9,494$432.8K0.00%+9,494New
First National Trust Co9,318$424.8K0.02%−33−0.4%Reduced
Syon Capital LLC8,916$406.5K0.05%+8,916New
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd8,919$399.0K0.01%−1,800−16.8%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp8,584$391.4K0.01%+8,584New
Guggenheim Capital LLC8,549$389.7K0.00%−4,783−35.9%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC8,421$383.9K0.22%+6+0.1%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC8,338$380.1K0.00%−9,107−52.2%Reduced
John G Ullman & Associates Inc7,900$360.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Cresset Asset Management, LLC7,787$355.0K0.00%−2,245−22.4%Reduced
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc7,650$348.8K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Ridgewood Investments LLC7,492$341.6K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC7,481$341.1K0.27%−188−2.5%Reduced
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.7,432$338.8K0.39%+7,432New
Two Sigma Securities, LLC7,400$337.4K0.02%+7,400New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc7,370$336.0K0.00%−4,190−36.2%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.5,241$319.1K0.00%−238−4.3%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC6,832$311.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Veriti Management LLC6,619$301.8K0.03%+32+0.5%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC6,488$295.8K0.01%−1,669−20.5%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.6,440$293.6K0.00%−270−4.0%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.6,384$291.0K0.05%−114−1.8%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC6,376$290.7K0.01%+6,376New
Baader Bank INC7,017$283.4K0.03%+7,017New
Hemenway Trust Co LLC6,175$281.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC6,016$274.3K0.03%+645+12.0%Added
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$273.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Capital World Investors6,022$269.9K0.00%+6,022New
PDS Planning, Inc5,891$268.6K0.03%−532−8.3%Reduced
Mission Wealth Management, LP5,800$264.4K0.01%+5,800New
Moors & Cabot, Inc.5,760$262.6K0.02%−250−4.2%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC5,731$261.3K0.00%−1,460−20.3%Reduced
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC5,731$261.3K0.00%−1,460−20.3%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc5,652$257.8K0.01%−987−14.9%Reduced
Mirabella Financial Services LLP5,564$249.5K0.04%+5,564New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc5,375$245.0K0.00%+5,375New
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC5,108$232.9K0.00%+200+4.1%Added
Ballentine Partners, LLC5,074$231.3K0.01%−102−2.0%Reduced
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC5,050$230.2K0.05%−400−7.3%Reduced
Sara-Bay Financial4,982$227.1K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Baskin Financial Services Inc.5,073$227.0K0.02%+600+13.4%Added
Cerity Partners LLC4,962$226.2K0.00%−2,171−30.4%Reduced
Wade G W & Inc4,925$225.0K0.01%+4,925New
Magnus Financial Group LLC4,916$224.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ritholtz Wealth Management4,889$222.9K0.01%−2,327−32.2%Reduced
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$222.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Venture Visionary Partners LLC4,866$221.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC4,852$221.2K0.01%−47−1.0%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC4,839$220.6K0.00%+67+1.4%Added
Nwam LLC4,830$220.2K0.02%−702−12.7%Reduced
Applied Capital LLC4,715$215.0K0.21%−60−1.3%Reduced
Emfo, LLC4,700$214.3K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
HB Wealth Management, LLC4,677$213.2K0.00%−645−12.1%Reduced
World Equity Group, Inc.4,572$208.4K0.04%+4,572New
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp4,628$207.3K0.00%+500+12.1%Added
State of Wyoming4,600$207.1K0.04%+4,600New
Cetera Investment Advisers4,433$202.1K0.00%−5−0.1%Reduced